USA wins team gold in women’s gymnastics at 2016 Olympic Games

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 9, 2016 – The U.S. Olympic Team for women’s gymnastics made history today by winning the USA’s second consecutive Olympic team title at the 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The USA clinched the gold medal with a score of 184.897, more than an eight-point margin of victory. Russia earned the silver medal (176.688) and China took bronze at 176.003. Competition continues tomorrow with the Men’s all-around final at 4 p.m. local time.

The gold-medal finish is the seventh-consecutive team medal for the U.S. women and the third women’s team gold in U.S. history. The Magnificent Seven clinched the first-ever team gold medal for the U.S. women at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Sixteen years later, the “Fierce Five” earned team gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Additionally, the U.S. is the first country to win back-to-back women’s team titles since Romania earned gold in 2004.

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TeamUSA.org. The U.S. Olympic Committee’s website will also be a good resource for information on the Team USA in Rio.

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